Caramoan Adventure!

It was a late Friday night of May 15, 2010 when Erveene, JunJun, Apleh, Thea, Wency, Grace and I met at the Lucena Grand Terminal. Our destination – Caramoan Islands.


It was a long journey – about 6 hours. Good thing I was travelling with a large group so the trip was more enjoyable than usual. The kulitans took my mind off the long trip ahead of us. It was around 6 in the morning and we were finally in Sabang.

From Sabang Port we took a boat goCaing to Guijalo Port it’s about a 2 hours ride. 2 hours of seating on the boat can really be painfull in your buttocks but you can enjoy beautiful scenery and maybe a chat with your friends can pass time.


Finally around 8 Am we arrived at Guijalo Port then we rode a tricycle to RiverView Vacation Inn Caramoan.


Our second day in Caramoan means one whole day of island hopping. We woke up as early as 6am since our call time is 7am.

We were all excited to see the islands of Caramoan and the still water amazes us as we travel by boat, and finally after 2 hours of boat ride we reached caramoan islands…

We finished the day exhausted but we definitely enjoyed all the islands. For more pictures click here...

Bohol Part 2

Bohol’s Man Made Forest is basically a two-kilometer rainforest with mahogany trees as the main features. Years before, the very site of the Man Made Forest is populated by different plant species, most of them are wild, until the Boholanos decided it is time that they take control of the forest. The Man Made Forest is notable for its very orderly structure. The trees are uniformed in height and in many other ways including the leaves’ design.

The real joy of exploring the Man Made Forest is going all the way up the winding road, which is very identical to a chicken’s intestine. As you drive up, all that you can see behind is the luscious greens that are uniformed in height and are spread out as if they are guarding something down.

The Man Made Forest can be reached by land, about a few minutes ride from Tagbilaran City to close in on the 20-kilometer distance. It is found along the margins of ‘Tina-I sa Manok’ road, a winding pathway from Loboc to Bilar.

The Loboc River is one of the major tourist destination in Bohol. The winding river plays host to cruises on board of small bancas or floating restaurants. Visitors are treated to a vista of lush tropical vegetation such as nipa palms, coconut trees, banana groves, and bushes.

Baclayon Church

This is a both a historic and religious tourist site. The church’s foundation was laid in 1595 making it one of the oldest relics of the Philippines’ early history. The church is no longer in use and remains only as a shadow of its former glory.

The biggest python in Bohol. The python named Prony is Albur’s star and has known to the people as “Live Anaconda of Bohol.” Just a few hundred meters is a Python sanctum which is 5 years old in existence with a length of approximately 23 feet and an estimated weight of about 300 kg. The biggest python in captivity ever known. Named after its captor, Prony, it loves to eat during feeding time. The winding barangay road leading to the sanctuary and the majestic sights along the course keeps one feel the prime of nature.

Bohol

Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It’s capital is Tagibilaran City.  Bohol is a popular tourist desitination with its beaches and resorts.

The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formation, is the most popular attraction.

Tarsiers are haplorrhine primates of the tarsius, a genus in the family of Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder trasiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.

The Blood Compact or Sandugo, was a ritual here in the Philippines where tribes would cut their  wrist and pour their blood into a cup filled with liquid and drink each other’s blood as part of the tribal tradition to seal a friendship.

Coron, Palawan

It was my first time to go to Busuanga, Palawan, which most of us Filipinos know as part of Coron. I didn’t know what was ahead of me when I went there. And I can say that I was so amazed by the beautiful city of Busuanga. We stayed at Mt. taypas hotel, which gave us quality service and a nice ambiance…

Day 1 - Conquering Mt. Tapyas and Maquinit Hot Springs

Mt. Taypas Hotel around 2:00pm

Mt. Taypas is one of the popular destinations and the second highest place in Coron town in the province of Palawan. From the top, you can see the view of the whole island which was breathtaking!

On our way down, I could already feel my legs shaking. But the view was great and the sunset was marvelous. Then, we went to Maquinit Hot Springs to relax our almost-ready-to-give-way bodies from the climb.